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8 th grade Research Project

This guide outlines the process for 8th-grade students embarking on a U.S. History research project. It covers the development of research questions, planning, and topic selection through guided questioning. Students will learn to conduct research using primary and secondary resources, maintain monthly logs, and meet with their teacher regularly for progress checks. Topic suggestions include notable American historical figures. A structured timeline is provided, with emphasis on note-taking, works cited, thesis development, drafting, and editing to ensure a successful research paper.

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8 th grade Research Project

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  1. 8th grade Research Project US History Related Topics – 1st 6 weeks

  2. Guiding Questions • How are research questions developed? • How is a research plan developed?

  3. Choosing a topic through guided questioning, research, and narrowing of subject matter. Write research questions to guide your research. Conduct research based on guiding questions—use the primary and secondary resource forms Keep a record of research through monthlylogs Meet with teacher for progress checks Draft your paper Turn in your paper The Process… • Submit research plan and proposal • Follow timeline for research objectives, product completion, and teacher conferences

  4. Topic Suggestions To get your mind going… American Historical Figures Henry David Thoreau Sojourner Truth Harriet Tubman Mercy Otis Warren George Washington Daniel Webster Lewis and Clark Lowell Girls Eliza Luca Pinckney Edgar Allen Poe • Abigail Adams • John Adams • John Quincy Adams • Samuel Adams • Susan B. Anthony • Thomas Jefferson • John Paul Jones • Robert E. Lee • Abraham Lincoln • Juliette Gordon Low • James Madison This is by no means an exhaustive list. Remember what we discussed in class.

  5. Timeline • 1st 6 weeks: • Research with the focus your historical figure. • Choose your topic and narrow your focus. • Learn about resource types. • 2nd 6 weeks: • Note taking • Works cited • 3rd 6 weeks • Note taking • Works cited

  6. Timeline • 4th 6 weeks • Thesis • Outline • 5th 6 weeks • Drafting of your research paper • 6th 6 weeks • Revising, Editing, and Publishing

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